License for Use of "Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology", (CPT) Fourth Edition

End User/Point and Click Agreement: CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2009 American Medical Association (AMA). All Rights Reserved (or such other date of publication of CPT). CPT is a trademark of the AMA.

You, your employees and agents are authorized to use CPT only as contained in the following authorized materials including but not limited to CGS fee schedules, general communications, Medicare Bulletin, and related materials internally within your organization within the United States for the sole use by yourself, employees, and agents. Use is limited to use in Medicare, Medicaid, or other programs administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). You agree to take all necessary steps to insure that your employees and agents abide by the terms of this agreement.

Any use not authorized herein is prohibited, including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, making copies of CPT for resale and/or license, transferring copies of CPT to any party not bound by this agreement, creating any modified or derivative work of CPT, or making any commercial use of CPT. License to use CPT for any use not authorized here in must be obtained through the AMA, CPT Intellectual Property Services, 515 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60610. Applications are available at the AMA website.

This product includes CPT which is commercial technical data and/or computer data bases and/or commercial computer software and/or commercial computer software documentation, as applicable which were developed exclusively at private expense by the American Medical Association, 515 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60610. U.S. Government rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose these technical data and/or computer data bases and/or computer software and/or computer software documentation are subject to the limited rights restrictions of DFARS 252.227-7015(b)(2)(June 1995) and/or subject to the restrictions of DFARS 227.7202-1(a)(June 1995) and DFARS 227.7202-3(a)June 1995), as applicable for U.S. Department of Defense procurements and the limited rights restrictions of FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987) and/or subject to the restricted rights provisions of FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987) and FAR 52.227-19 (June 1987), as applicable, and any applicable agency FAR Supplements, for non-Department Federal procurements.

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CPT is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. AMA warrants that due to the nature of CPT, it does not manipulate or process dates, therefore there is no Year 2000 issue with CPT. AMA disclaims responsibility for any errors in CPT that may arise as a result of CPT being used in conjunction with any software and/or hardware system that is not Year 2000 compliant. No fee schedules, basic unit, relative values or related listings are included in CPT. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The responsibility for the content of this file/product is with CGS or the CMS and no endorsement by the AMA is intended or implied. The AMA disclaims responsibility for any consequences or liability attributable to or related to any use, non-use, or interpretation of information contained or not contained in this file/product. This Agreement will terminate upon notice if you violate its terms. The AMA is a third party beneficiary to this Agreement.

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The scope of this license is determined by the AMA, the copyright holder. Any questions pertaining to the license or use of the CPT must be addressed to the AMA. End Users do not act for or on behalf of the CMS. CMS DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LIABILITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO END USER USE OF THE CPT. CMS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THIS PAGE. In no event shall CMS be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of such information or material.

This license will terminate upon notice to you if you violate the terms of this license. The AMA is a third party beneficiary to this license.

POINT AND CLICK LICENSE FOR USE OF "CURRENT DENTAL TERMINOLOGY", ("CDT")

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COVID-19

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed to protecting American patients and residents by ensuring health care facilities have up-to-date information to adequately respond to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Refer to the CMS Current Emergencies web page to access waiver and flexibility information as well as various updates and guidance during this public health emergency.

Refer to the CMS Podcast and Transcripts web page to access Coronavirus COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls. To receive information about these calls, and to receive email updates directly from CMS, go to the CMS website, scroll to the bottom of the page and to the "Receive Email Updates" icon and enter your email address and submit (select Open Door Forums).

Accelerated/Advance Payment

CMS has expanded the current Accelerated and Advance Payment Program during the COVID-19 public health emergency to extend financial hardship relief to impacted Medicare Part A Providers, and Part B Providers/Suppliers.

Providers/suppliers experiencing cash flow problems shall submit the COVID-19 Accelerated/Advance Payment Form, signed by the provider's/supplier's authorization official that is legally able to make financial obligations on behalf of the providers/supplier (digital – signature and a facsimile (fax) request is acceptable). Instructions can be found on the form. Providers/suppliers that are part of a group practice may attach a list of PTANs/NPIs to the form.

Cost Report (Part A, Home Health and Hospice)

CMS is currently authorizing delay for the following fiscal year end dates. CMS will delay the filing deadline of FYE 10/31/2019 cost reports due by March 31, 2020 and FYE 11/30/2019 cost reports due by April 30, 2020. The extended cost report due dates for these October and November FYEs will be June 30, 2020. CMS will also delay the filing deadline of the FYE 12/31/2019 cost reports due by May 31, 2020. The extended cost report due date for FYE 12/31/2019 will be July 31, 2020 (42 CFR § 413.24 (f) (2) (ii) allows this flexibility). In addition, this is a blanket extension and providers do not need to request for extensions.

Due to the current Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has provided instructions for CGS to suspend requests for documentation for the following Medicare Cost Report activities:

Cost Reports Worksheet S-10 (W/S S-10) audits for all cost reports that begin during Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 for hospitals that qualify for Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payment until May 15, 2020. If you have already received a request for documentation, the due date has been extended to May 15, 2020.

All Medicare Desk Reviews, Audits and Reopenings until May 15, 2020. CGS shall work on any in-house Desk Reviews, Audits and Reopenings based on the documentation that they have already received. If additional information is needed to complete the reviews, a request for such information will not be sent before May 16, 2020.

Laboratories

Opioid Treatment Program (OPT) Providers

CMS revised regulation text to allow audio-only telephone calls for the therapy and counseling portions of the weekly bundles and the add-on code for additional counseling or therapy (HCPCS code G2080) for beneficiaries with opioid use disorders, provided all other requirements are met. Providers may conduct the periodic patient assessments (HCPCS code G2077) via two-way interactive audio-video communication technology or by telephone only in cases where the beneficiary does not have access to two-way interactive technology. For more details, refer to the Opioid Billing & Payment information on the CMS website.

CMS has provided instructions for CGS to process abbreviated information over the telephone, collecting minimal information to establish a Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) enrollment record. CMS is waiving the following screening requirements:

In state licensure requirements – as long as the provider is licensed to render equivalent services in another state and are not affirmatively excluded from practice in that state or in any other state (based on the MAC verified state licensing board and/or the Office of Inspector General (OIG)), they can be enrolled for reimbursement in subsequent states.

In addition, this is available for Part A certified provider and suppliers who are establishing isolation facilities for COVID-19 positive patients and want to enroll and bill for their services. Refer to the Part A Provider Enrollment web page for additional information.

Collect minimal information in order to identify the ASC's current enrollment record in the Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) (i.e. Legal Business Name (LBN), National Provider Identifier (NPI), Tax Identification Number (TIN)).

Verify that the ASC is in an approved status in PECOS. If the ASC is not in an approved status, the ASC's request for temporary enrollment privileges will be rejected. If the ASC is in an approved status, the ASC will be notified over-the-phone that the temporary billing privileges process is being initiated and they should expect an approval of temporary billing privileges within 3 business days.

Attestation process will be initiated by obtaining the contact person email address and sending the contact person an email including the attached attestation form. A signed and dated attestation form will be obtained via email or fax, which will be included when informing the CMS Location Office. Digital signatures are acceptable. ASC providers are required to attest to all applicable hospital federal participation requirements as outlined in the attestation form.

Information from the ASC PECOS enrollment record will be used to create the Hospital enrollment record in PECOS.

CGS will inform the appropriate CMS Location Office that an ASC has applied for temporary billing privileges through the hotline as a Hospital in order to initiate the survey and certification process.

Upon receipt of the tie-in information, CGS shall finalize the enrollment record in PECOS and issue the attached temporary billing privileges approval letter via email.

The ASC's billing privileges will be deactivated once the approval for the hospital enrollment has been established. The effective date of the deactivation should be the date prior to the effective date for the hospital.

Sequestration

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, section 3709, temporarily suspends the 2 percent payment adjustment pertaining to all Medicare payments. The suspension of this adjustment is effective from May 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

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